Axl Rose/Tuning Down

[ilex cameron ross]

Heh - you DO know I was being facetious, right? Actually I kind of figured
on John's explanation, here, for an "actual" explanation. Or maybe it's just
the diva goodness of someone like Axl Rose (correct spelling included). But
hey, who are we to criticize, right? I'm sure at the time he was making more
money than me, anyway! ;)

-ilex

}-----Original Message-----
}From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
}Behalf Of John Musselwhite
}Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:35 PM
}To: Pianotech
}Subject: Axl Rose/Tuning Down
}
}
}At 03:25 PM 11/20/04 -0700, Kurt wrote:
}
}>The piano was tuned a half step flat because... that's just the way Axel
}>has his pianos tuned.
}>Why? Ask him.
}>
}>No one there could tell me.
}
}More than a few modern guitarists, particularly Fender Strat players it
}seems, like to tune a half or even full step low because of the general
}effect it has on the guitar's sound in addition to making it easier to do
}some wicked string bending without suffering the tonal loss from using
}lighter strings. As well, some rock vocalists (like me!) who can't hit
}anything higher than an F like tuning down because it makes it easier to
}hit the higher notes when the band's playing in E, as E is an easy key for
}guitar players.
}
}Or maybe Axl (the correct spelling to make the anagram work) just grew up
}with a piano that was a semi-tone flat and that's where he's comfortable.
}
}Either way it sounds like it was a cool gig!
}
}                 John
}
}
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